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as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I just thought I'd run in and pick up my package
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as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in
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Recent Examples of run in
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Los Angeles tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Oswald Peraza and Logan O’Hoppe.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
But even those who didn’t get to see the parade up close had their share of Brunson run-ins, his name emblazoned on countless jerseys and his face blown up on cutouts.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Verb
Chase Shugart, who has been solid in middle relief, gave up three runs in one-third of an inning on Sunday.
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Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Los Angeles tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Oswald Peraza and Logan O’Hoppe.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Noun
Unlike plastic dishes that trap odors, hold onto greasy residue, and become permanently stained after a single run-in with spaghetti sauce, glass has a nonporous surface that resists buildup and is dishwasher safe.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
But even those who didn’t get to see the parade up close had their share of Brunson run-ins, his name emblazoned on countless jerseys and his face blown up on cutouts.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run in
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But in a 5-1 win at Truist Park, the visiting Cardinals made two errors.
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Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
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The suspects arrested allegedly planned to target senior government officials with small, armed drones; no devices were launched.
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Police later caught up to Shockley at his father’s home in New Jersey, and he was arrested and convicted of murder.
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The encounter began when Todd and Elvia Malcolm spotted a female moose near the edge of the woods in Telos Township, Maine, and pulled over hoping to snap a photo.
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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
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Paramount Skydance came over the top with a hostile all-cash offer, raised it to $31 a share with a personal financing guarantee from Larry Ellison, and won the contest in February at roughly $110 billion.
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The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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So far this year, 17 tons of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, have been seized in the Pacific region – more than three times the total across the whole of last year, according to the Australian Federal Police.
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The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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Video of the incident showed the professor grabbing and twisting the arm of the pro-Palestinian student.
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As police tried to handcuff Sever, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said Sever swung at troopers and forcefully grabbed at a trooper's duty weapon, which was secured in a holster.
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The image was recorded about 90 minutes before her father came by the house.
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Sunday's rain chance comes by way of an isolated storm or two, with most being dry.
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“Run in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20in. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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